LTFS Data Exchange for Archiware’s P5

Latest version of data management suite presented at NAB Show 2018

Archiware will introduce its latest product developments at the NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 9th to April 12th. Highlights are supposed to include live demonstrations of the upcoming version 5.6 of the P5 software suite in conjunction with partner products.

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NAB Show Las Vegas is the a prominent international event for the media and entertainment technology industry. This year, Archiware is showcasing the latest version of the P5 data management suite, to be released in the second quarter of 2018.

Features include:

LTFS data exchange 

LTO-8 support for P5 Archive and P5 Backup 

Microsoft Azure, Hitachi S3 and Wasabi S3 support 

Support for Backblaze Fireball service to import large datasets 

Extended NAS compatibility: QNAP and Synology

A significant addition to Archiware’s upcoming P5 version is the native integration of data exchange in LTFS format. The new feature eliminates the common drawbacks of LTFS, with no additional driver requirements. LTFS data exchange will be demonstrated in a live environment along with Archiware’s partner products:  mLogic mTape and mBridge  Spectra Logic stackable tape library  Promise Pegasus3  Quantum Scalar tape library  ATTO ThunderLink Thunderbolt to FibreChannel converter

This year, Archiware will be working with 35 hardware and software partners at the show. New partnerships comprise NAS manufacturer QNAP, Cloud service provider Wasabi and storage partner LumaForge.